A Hindi Ghazal - 1

Original ~ pyaas to hai par jaam nahin hai taruvar hai par chhaaon nahin hai jeevan kee tedhi raahon main thakan bahut, aaraam nahin hai subah rikta see rahtee hai par poorit bhi koi shaam nahin hai chalte-chalte doob gayaa din aayaa abhi mukaam nahin hai bheerh lagi hai bhakton kee par kahin deekhte Raam nahin hain kaisaa ultaa-pultaa jaga main, kahin chhaaon, kahin ghaam nahin hai Translation: Thirst is there but the goblet isn't Tree is there but its shade isn't Much tiresome are its meandering paths, Rest in life there isn't Blank and empty the morning looks, Filled-up the evening too, isn't The day has gone journeying on, Yet at hand destination isn't The crowd of devotees is around But in sight the Lord isn't The world is all topsy-turvy, Where shade is there sun isn't. .....